Bone Abstracts

Subject: To examine the relationship between calcification of the coronary arteries, coronary atherosclerosis and indicators of bone mineral density (BMD) among males with coronary heart disease (CHD).Materials and methods: Seventy-four males with documented CHD were examined. BMD was assessed by dual energy absorptiometry with T-criterion definition of the proximal femur and lumbar spine, coronarography, multispiral computed tomography with quantificati...